Angus Jung wrote:-They love the music they write and perform (whether we do or not)
-They have a big national and international fan base
-Lots of beautiful people all over the world want to sleep with them
-They are small and slender enough so that most of the vintage Pendleton shirts they come across actually fit them

These guys have the world by the short hairs.

John C. has a family, so I guess it's Joey that I envy the most.

Suddenly, I am very dissatisfied with my life.

I think Calexico are, undeniably, a very good band.

Angriest_Dragon wrote:Saw them open for Dirty Three as a duo back in 97 or 98 and they were really good.
Do they always tour as just drums and guitar?

I saw them then as a duo which I liked quite a lot. These days they tour as a 6 or 7 piece... The extra guys switch around a lot...upright bass, vibes, trumpets, extra guitars, pedal steel, etc, etc.

Mayfair wrote:

Angriest_Dragon wrote:Saw them open for Dirty Three as a duo back in 97 or 98 and they were really good.
Do they always tour as just drums and guitar?

I saw them then as a duo which I liked quite a lot. These days they tour as a 6 or 7 piece... The extra guys switch around a lot...upright bass, vibes, trumpets, extra guitars, pedal steel, etc, etc.

As someone who's tried, I can say that it's no mean feat to get that many musicians to leave space. Kudos.

- as a fan of anything morricone-influenced, i find that calexico (up until this most recent album) are an exceptional band. even the aerocalexico and scraping tour-cds are wonderfully done.

- the first time i saw them live was in...02, i think. i met a very pretty girl named allison at the show. you couldn't IMAGINE the sheer volume of beautiful girls that came out to those calexico/iron and wine shows. take the normally hot audience and multiply it by 5 to account for the addition of a fey, whispery oldham-looking indie songwriter guy.

- joey burns is a very nice guy and loves to talk about all things tucson-related. i was lucky and happy to discover last year!

calexico, NOT CRAP.

I love "Scraping" particularly.


NOT CRAP!

I'm gonna have to vote CRAP. They seem to get more bland and ball-less with every record. Usually I'm sucker enough for any song with a lapsteel to please me, but not with this dreary malarkey. And whatsmore their "there's a snake in my boot!" Texas schtick is tiresome.

slowriot wrote:- as a fan of anything morricone-influenced, i find that calexico (up until this most recent album) are an exceptional band.

You helped me think of a word for Calexico's music: Fauxrricone.

Saw them last night for the first time at the Taste of Detroit. I've always kind of liked them but their live set won me over.

I wish that the vocals weren't so bland but I like the mix of instruments. The only thing that bugged me was their cover of Alone Again Or. It seems off in the chorus.

They played a few songs from the upcoming album. There was one called "Two Silver (something. trees?)" that was breathtaking. The interplay between the lap steel and glockenspiel in the chorus slayed me. I can't wait to pick it up.

Not Crap

I have always imagined this band would sound something like cake, but less soul coughing'ish, am I anywhere in the ball park with this?

Bo-ring.